Category Archives: Discussion

2012 Are you encouraged or discouraged? What I will be doing to ensure success?

Posted on 4, January 2012 by Emily

Over the last few months it has been pretty difficult not to have noticed the bleak economic prospect overshadowing Europe. In the comfort of my home during Christmas it seemed difficult to imagine the impact  the economic outlook could have … Continue 1 reading →

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Money, Money, Money!

Posted on 18, July 2011 by Emily

Did you know?… According to research carried out by Opinium Research for protection specialist Bright Grey, working women are taking on more financial responsibilities in UK households, with 71 per cent carrying out general household budgeting on a daily basis, … Continue 1 reading →

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7 Simple steps to successful networking for women in business

Posted on 13, July 2011 by Emily

Networking can often be a daunting prospect and once you do pluck up the courage to attend an event, you may feel you are not able to make new contacts or gain new leads. Icon Women have therefore put together … Continue 1 reading →

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Are women natural born business networkers?

Posted on 11, July 2011 by Emily

When it comes to business networking we have been surprised at women’s reactions. You may love to network but are you any good at it? Do you know yourself and your business well enough to choose which networking event is … Continue 1 reading →

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Why 600 heads are better than one

Posted on 5, July 2011 by Guest

I’m proud to sit on the board of social enterprise Icon Women and was even prouder hearing my colleague, Sarah Woodward’s reaction to the latest Icon Women event ‘The Big Lunch’. Tweet

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Thinking of starting up as a woman in business in Doncaster or South Yorkshire?

Posted on 15, May 2011 by Emily

It seems that now is the perfect time as a woman to start up a business in Yorkshire. Over the last few months we’ve been meeting many women keen to start up in business, based on a variety of personal … Continue 1 reading →

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